Audio-Technica ATND1061 - Beamforming Ceiling Array Microphone with Dante Output

The ATND1061 Beamforming Ceiling Array Microphone is an ideal solution for conference rooms, boardrooms, and meeting spaces large and small. The microphone may be used singly or in multiples (for larger meeting spaces) to capture every person speaking in a room with clear, natural audio that reduces distracting environmental sounds. A state-of-the-art professional product in a familiar form factor (roughly the size of a wireless access point), the ATND1061 is easy to install, set up, and operate.

Features:

• The ATND1061 beamforming microphone array is an ideal solution for conference rooms, boardrooms, and meeting spaces large and small
• Powerful onboard DSP: automix, acoustic echo cancelation, noise reduction, automatic gain control, and 4-band EQ
• User-friendly Digital Microphone Manager software easily configures single or multiple ATND1061 microphone settings
• Six individual output channels with up to 32 user-defined microphone pickup zones provide the flexibility to cover a wide variety of room sizes and meeting types
• Output Channel 1 can be configured with up to 16 user-defined Coverage Zones to ensure coverage of nonpriority or unplanned participants
• Output Channels 2Ð6 can be configured with up to 16 user-defined Priority Zones to ensure priority pickup of participants in known locations
• Proprietary voice activity detection (VAD) technology enables the microphone to discern between a voice and unwanted noises such as paper shuffling
• Exclusion zones can be set in the software to avoid known sources of unwanted noise (such as air-handling systems)
• Two network ports with Single Cable and Split modes to send Dante audio and microphone control data together or separately over category cableÊ(ATND1061DAN)
• Mounts flush or on the surface of a drop ceiling or hard ceiling, or in open architecture spaces using VESA mount
• UL 2043 compliant for installation in plenum spaces
• Includes tile bridge, safety wiring, and mounting hardware and accessories
• Low-reflective white finish matches ceiling tiles in most environments
• Powered by network PoE

Room configuration, zone setup, and other settings are handled through the user-friendly Digital Microphone Manager software application. The ATND1061 has six individual output channels, which, collectively, can be configured with up to 32 user-defined microphone pickup zones, providing the flexibility to cover a wide variety of room sizes and meeting types.

A proprietary voice activity detection (VAD) technology enables the microphone to discern between a voice and unwanted noises such as paper shuffling. For integrations without external digital signal processing (DSP), the ATND1061 features powerful onboard DSP, including automix, acoustic echo cancellation (AEC), noise reduction, automatic gain control (AGC), and 4-band EQ.

Exclusion zones can be set to avoid known sources of unwanted noise (such as air-handling systems), helping to maximize the effectiveness of the built-in noise-reduction and automatic-mixing functions.

Coverage Zones
Output Channel 1 can be configured with 16 user-defined Coverage Zones, within which a meeting participant may be seated or move about while speaking. The beam will track and keep the microphone focused on the speakerÕs voice, minimizing any room noise. Only one of the 16 Coverage Zones can be open at a time with the microphone automatically selecting the zone with the strongest signal identified as speech. Coverage Zones can be helpful in picking up either nonpriority or unplanned participants.

Priority Zones
Output Channels 2Ð6 can be configured with 16 user-defined Priority Zones. Priority Zones ensure that participants in these zones, whether seated or moving about, receive priority over those in Coverage Zones. (However, Priority Zones can also be defined within an existing Coverage Zone.) A maximum of five Priority Zones can be open at a time, with each open zone selecting the strongest signal identified as speech. Priority Zones can be helpful in providing priority for a roomÕs known participant locations.

Across all the output channels, the microphoneÕs 80-degree orthogonal beams are capable of focusing on a particular point in space, preventing the pickup of unwanted noise.

The ATND1061 can be flush- or surface-mounted in a drop ceiling or hard ceiling, or mounted in open architecture spaces via a standard VESA mount. The ATND1061 is UL 2043 compliant for installation in plenum spaces. All mounts, safety wiring, mounting hardware, and accessories are included.

An IR remote is also included to allow users to quickly mute the microphone when a muting function is not available in the room configuration. The IR Remote can also be used to recall presets or toggle the Power Save Mode on and off.

The Dante-enabled ATND1061DAN has two network ports, which can be configured to fit any installation requirement. In "Single Cable Mode," Dante audio and microphone control data are sent together over a single standard category cable. In "Split Mode," Dante audio and microphone control data are sent separately over two category cables.